The Destruction of the Temple of Baal and the Slaughter of his Priests, by Philips Galle (1537–1612) after Maarten van Heemskerck (1498–1574)

This engraved print, by Philips Galle (1537–1612) and Maarten van Heemskerck (1498–1574), depicts the brutal and ruthless crackdown by King Josiah of Judah (r....

Sentenced To Marry Her Cook? Emperor Justinian II’s Bizarre Punishment Of A Rebel’s Wife

Yes, according to medieval chronicles, Emperor Justinian II of Constantinople (r. 685-695, 705-711) sentenced the wife of a rebel to marry her household cook....

A Summary Of 15th-Century Witchcraft Beliefs By Pope Innocent VIII

Pope Innocent VIII (r. 1484-1492) was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church when Jacob (or James) Sprenger and Heinrich (or Henry) Kramer began formulating...

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755/1757-1804) "Men, upon too many occasions, do not give their own understandings fair play; but, yielding to some untoward bias, they entangle...

Moses In The Bullrushes, By Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937)

This blue painting, by the American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), re-creates a storied scene from the early life of Moses, the famous Hebrew...

Mythology Madness: Magna Mater Cybele

(Roman Statue of Cybele c. 50 CE, photo by Marshall Astor, via Creative Commons)     Blood and Body Mutilation in the Great Mother’s Cult At the...

Plato

Plato (427-347 BCE) "Above all, I'd like you to be consistent; or if you do change your mind, I'd like you to do so openly,...

Emperor Claudius’ Chaotic And Bloody Grand Opening At A Waterway Near Fucine Lake

  According to the historians Tacitus (c. 56-117) and Suetonius (c. 69-122), Emperor Claudius completed a series of canals and tunnels in the year 52...

The Tale Of An Ancient Delphic Execution Of A Runaway Groom

In the earliest times of the sacred oracle site of Delphi, an ill-fated marriage arrangement was said to have been formed between a woman...

Cornutus

Cornutus (1st Century) "Just as we ourselves are controlled by a soul, so the world possesses a soul holding it together, and this soul is...
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